Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Recreation Trails topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Bill seeks right‑of‑way to reconnect snowmobile trail network blocked by privately withheld consent
Summary
House Bill 513 would allow a right‑of‑way connection across state highway property to restore a 10‑year gap in a snowmobile trail network in Sutton; sponsor said DOT helped craft language after landowner declined to provide access.
Representative Tom Schamberg and the New Hampshire Snowmobile Association sought legislative relief to reconnect a long‑standing gap in the state snowmobile trail network where one landowner has refused access for a decade.
What the bill does: House Bill 513 would authorize a route or right‑of‑way connection (Primary Trail 390) so the Ridge Runner Snowmobile Club in Sutton can cross or use a DOT right‑of‑way to complete a trail connection. Schamberg presented maps and letters from the snowmobile association describing the route and identified 25 adjacent landowners, 24 of whom had approved the trail connection while one landowner withheld consent.
Support: The New Hampshire Snowmobile Association testified in support and credited DOT for helping craft legislative language. Sponsors said reconnecting the trail has both recreation and economic benefits for towns that depend on winter tourism.
Next steps: Committee accepted testimony and later recorded an “ought to pass” motion in executive session.
